Dynamic study of compressed electron layer driven by linearly polarized laser

作者：Wang, Feng-chao^*

来源：Chinese Physics B, 2016, 25(5): 054102.

DOI：10.1088/1674-1056/25/5/054102

• linearly polarized laser pulse
• proton acceleration
• compressed electron layer
• particle-in-cell simulation

The dynamics of the compressed electron layer (CEL) are investigated when a linearly polarized (LP) laser pulse irradiates a plasma target. The turbulent motion of the CEL is investigated by a simple model, which is verified by particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. It is found that the compressed layer disperses in a few cycles of the laser duration, because the CEL comes back with a large velocity in the opposite direction of the laser incident. A larger wavelength laser can be used to tailor the proton beam by reducing the turbulence of the CEL in the region of the LP laser acceleration.

• 出版日期2016-5
• 单位上海应用技术大学